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Thursday, February 28, 2013

It is the 28th, and is also the last day of
the month.Please scroll down for my
Crafters of Faith Post.

Being the 28th, so I am here to welcome you to
another round with the Calendar Girls!

Who are the Calendar Girls? We are a group of bloggers who want to have a place
where friendships blossom, creativity abounds, and encouragement prevails! In
keeping with that dream, this blog group has been created so we will have a
place to interact and enjoy being fellow bloggers. Kelly is our hostess
and her challenge is *~* Share the LOVE! *~*
It’s February, the month of LOVE ♥ I’m thrilled to be your hostess this month and
offer you a challenge of a different sort Rather than go for the traditional Valentine’s
card, I wanted to ask that you each make a card – as a reflection of yourself –
and share a little LOVE!

This month, please create a card (or project) that shows what YOU love …
something that when we look upon your card, we will know exactly what that ONE
thing is that you love so much!

*You may use any colors you would like but extra brownie points for using non -
traditional colors!!
* Please include one thing only – I know it’s hard {However, if it's
fruit, for example, you may include a basket of it rather than just one fruit}

YOUR BONUS CHALLENGE: As a extra bonus, but completely optional part of
the challenge, I would LOVE for you to send your card to a place/organization
that you LOVE. ♥ Share the LOVE ♥this month by sending your card to someone in need
– OWH, children’s charities, RMH-- the possibilities are endless. Know that
somewhere out there, your generous mailing of your card could bring a smile to
someone in need

Have fun creating and crafting and I so look forward to sharing the love
with you this month!

This is a wonderful
challenge as we get to see the “one thing” that illustrates what we love.I can’t wait to check out all of the other
creations—however I probably should talk about my card first.I love flowers and am getting so ready to get
the seeds planted and putting the little pots under the grow lights in the basement.Then—in April, we can move the trays out to
the greenhouse.This will be year 2 of
that great structure and we will see what we learned last year.Bring on the sunshine!And—you all knew that I would probably use a
Whipper Snapper stamp too.

Please
check out the blogs of all of the Calendar Girls—there are 10 of us, so it
might take you a bit.I am sure you will enjoy all of the creations
inspired by what we love! All of the blogs are listed on my left
sidebar. Thanks for joining us!!!!!!!

Today is
the last day of the month and I am here to welcome you to my Crafters of
Faith card! The Crafters of Faith blogging group is a joyous
blending of Christian friends ~ joined together to fellowship, share our faith,
build friendships and craft together!

This is our February
Challenge—as posed by the one and only Tami:I have a crafting tool that I just had to have and have hardly used.
Does that sound remotely familiar?! I think you all may have the same tool in
your arsenal. I would like you to drag out your scoring tool. Scor-Pal mini,
biggie, Martha mini, biggie or if you do not have one of those, I am sure that
you may have a scoring blade on your paper cutter. SCORE!!! It would be fun to
see how you all incorporate scoring onto your card. You know I am into 'use
what'cha got', so if you do not have a scoring tool of any sort, please create
without this element. Oh and I do not mean just a score to fold your card base
in half! LOL

While it is a 'lovely' month February, let's create a card that is not
Valentine's themed. That being said, it is the second part of this challenge.
Let's not use Valentine theme, red, pink or white colors anywhere on our cards.
That includes the paper you stamp your image on....*gasp*!

For our third element, how about we place both an image and a sentiment on the
front of the card.

Well, that ought to keep us busy {now what am I going to do?! LOL} I am looking
forward to seeing your projects. I get the best ideas from you girls.

I do have a scoring “tool”—in fact I have two.I used my little Scor-Buddy for this card and
that sits by my craft desk.I have had
two of the original Scor-Pal in the past and have sold both of them at a LSS
rummage to get the newest and best.In
fact—I just sold the second one this month and bought the Martha Steward one so
I can get some of the new SU scoring plates to use with it.

So—I went basic and scored an ½ inch on the card and
highlighted the scores by using striped DSP going in the opposite
direction.I was a bit more challenged
by the no white part of the challenge—so I thought I would emboss on black
cardstock.I tried a few colors before I
came up with gold and I think it turned out well.And—the sentiment and image are all in one—on
the front of the card!I just got this
Whipper Snapper stamp a few weeks ago—and many of you know how I love that
place!However—I did show a bit of my
rebel side by not totally following directions—just a bit………………………….Did you see it?

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you do check out the other new creations from the wonderful ladies in the Crafters of Faith group! The blog list is on the left side--please check out all of the cards.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Fred She Said Designs kindly provided a choice of digital images for this challenge. I think Emma is one of the cutest little girls and I think the image with Rosey is the sweetest! THANK YOU, Fred She Said Designs

I used some of my favorite Basic Grey paper--Max and Whiskers. I think the colors are so cool in that line.

Accessories—Copic Markers; Early Espresso Grosgrain Ribbon; Cajun Button with Baker's Twine; Mustard BradsI hope you'll play along with this week's {PIN}Spirational Challenge, too! Be sure to go to the challenge blog and add your creations for the challenge this week!

Sunday, February 24, 2013

A local stamp and scrapbook
store hosts an every other month swap with various themes.It is fun to get cards from area ladies and
see all of the different styles!This
month we are making cards with a sympathy theme. I have had this Inky Antic stamp for a few years as I purchased it at a stamp show in Madison in 2010 or 2011--but it has not been inked up yet. I really like the sentiment.

Saturday, February 23, 2013

This card is for the monthly swap that Pam hosts on SCS.Each month we make 10 swap cards and they can
be any theme.All of the swappers are
wonderful and I have gotten some awesome cards back in the past. We made a card similar to this at a stamp club last month and I really liked the layout.Image/Sentiment—Stampin’ Up July FourthCardstock—Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Night of Navy, Real Red; Moxie The Red, White and Blue/Star Spangled Patterned PaperInk—SU Night of NavyAccessories—SU Real Red Ribbon; White Button, Punches, Red-White-Blue Bakers Twine

Thursday, February 21, 2013

This is the second of the two
cards that I made for Samantha’s “After 5” Swap. We were to use anything that you consider after 5:00—like drinks, romance, evening,
anything at all!Samantha has hosted
four previous swaps—with the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 and now 5 in the title of the
theme.I hope #6 is a good one!Image/Sentiment—Rubbernecker
Stamps-Glass is Half-full…….

Accessories—Copic Markers; Oval Punches; Basic Grey Glazed Brads and FiberI hope you'll play along with this week's {PIN}Spirational Challenge, too! Be sure to go to the challenge blog and add your creations for the challenge this week!

Sunday, February 17, 2013

This is the one of the two cards
that I made for Samantha’s “After 5” Swap. We were to use anything that you consider after 5:00—like
drinks, romance, evening, anything at all! Samantha has hosted four previous
swaps—with the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 and now 5 in the title of the theme. I am sure #6 will be a good one too!

And—the
brads are silver—though they look like eyeballs in the picture……….

Friday, February 15, 2013

It is the 15th
of the month and that means another Dueling Darlings challenge. It’s February and our hostess’s Paola for the
Dazzlers and Judy for the Divas have chosen the theme “It’s All About Love” based
on the Bible verses from Corinthians 13: 4,7, 13

“Love is
patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud….It
always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres…And now these
three remain:faith, hope and love.But the greatest of these is love.” (New
International Version)There is so much
about love to celebrate in February besides the forever traditional day of
love, Valentine’s Day on Feb. 14th.To name a few more celebrations that take place this month and that may
inspire you as you create your card for this month’s duel:

American Heart Month

International Friend Month

Random Acts of Kindness Week (10th – 16th in 2013)

Brotherhood/Sisterhood Week (17th – 23rd in 2013)

Send a Card to a Friend Day (Feb. 7th)

Love Your Pet Day (Feb. 21st)

Family Day (Feb 18, 2013 in Canada)

Being the day after Valentine’s
Day, I hope you are not on love overload or have had too many sweets, as I have
a sweet card to share……………..

I absolutely love the image she
sent to us—I have seen so many wonderful cards made with this image. I
actually have this stamp set—but it has rarely been inked up.I love both of the sentiments Judy sent--so one is on the front and the other on the inside.

Image/Sentiment—Stampin’ Up Summer
by the Sea and Circle of Friendship

Please be sure to stop in
to see what all of the Divas as well the Dazzlers have created this month. All of the blogs are on the left sidebar of my
blog.I am sure you will enjoy all of
the Love Creations!

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Yes--I am aware today is Valentine's Day--but I am sharing a
card I made for the Shoebox Swap I attended last Saturday. There were two
optional swaps and one was Christmas or Holiday. I made a similar card before
Christmas and loved it; so I created it again. This is becoming my favorite Christmas Set!

I used sheer pink ribbon with hearts on it and placed it over some pink velvet ribbon I have in my stash--I think it turned out well. Then--I inked up one of my favorite Stampin' Up sentiment sets and used my oval punches for the layers.﻿

Sunday, February 10, 2013

This
is the card for the 6th round an Unidentified Image swap on SCS.
It is a group of ladies who are a part of a bi-monthly swap where we all use
the same image, sent to us by the hostess. The unidentified part is that
we to not discuss the image at all until the day they are to be
posted--today!The images for this
round were provided Linda.She will swap
the cards and include the next image that Carol, our next hostess, provides in
our return envie.And then we get to do
it all again!!!!

The
image the Linda sent was so cute—she found this adorable stamp at a LSS while
in Massachusetts on a college visit with her hubby and daughter.I too think this image can be used for many occasions
and I chose to use mine for a birthday card.Here is the inside of my card:

Saturday, February 9, 2013

This is the second of the two swap cards I made for Jeanette’s newest forest
swap on SCS—the theme is “Music in the Forest”.I realize there is nothing “forestry” on this card—However…..the forest
is the place we visit and chat and chat some more.We were directed to make a card that reminds
us of music.Thanks to the inspiration by
my friend Darlene, I have inked up one of the few D. Morgan stamps I have and
love the sentiment around the outside--The Gift of Music is a Gift From God. I also placed some washi tape on the inside—I just bought it this past week
at Mike’s!

Thursday, February 7, 2013

This is the card I made for the
Shoebox Swap in South Milwaukee this Saturday.We make 22 pre-made cards that are distributed to half of the attendees
and then we make 20 card kits.Those are
made by the other half of the ladies that day.So—we will have 40 new cards from the swap (the other 2 are for the
organizers of the swap in case you were checking my math).There are two optional swaps—one is any occasion
and I posted that card earlier this week and the other is Christmas—which will
be posted next week.

The DSP on this card along with
the pleated ribbon were recent purchases from the Stampin’ Up Clearance Rack—I loved
both the ribbon and paper when it was regular price, so I stocked up on a few
of each for the awesome sale price!

I look forward to this day for a
long time—it is great to see swappers who I only get to chat with at this as
well as get some great ideas.Carrie Ann
does an outstanding job coordinating the day and we all walk out with great
cards, sweet door prizes, maybe a raffle prizes and good friendships.Hopefully I will walk out with less items
than I came in with as there is also a small rummage as a part of it—and I am
taking about 15 items that I hope find a new home!

About Me

Welcome to my crafting blog. I love card making and am happy to share some of my creations. I can also be found on Splitcoast Stampers as barbaralynn. I am a retired high school teacher and was also an Athletic Director. I am still active in the state AD assoc. as well as the NIAAA,
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